Ken Dvorak
Featured Artist
Dates: March/April, 2023
Hi, I’m Ken Dvorak, a retired teacher, who decided to become a Fine Art Nature Photographer. We recently moved back to Montana from Washington state. We lived in the rain shadow of the Olympic National Park. It was an area where I had wanted to take photos for a long time. Now I’m exploring Montana for images to add to my portfolio.
My photography career started back in the late 60’s when I was in the Navy. I worked in an office onboard a ship in Newport, RI. In our office was the ship’s photo lab and I became friends with the ship’s photographer. I bought a used 35mm Pentax and started shooting black and white images around Newport. I was able to use the ship’s lab after the work day and learned how to develop black and white film and print my images. Later I set up my digital darkroom at our house. My current darkroom is in our basement.
I like the idea of having control over my images from the click of the shutter to seeing the final print come out of the printer. I also mat and frame my own images for display and sale.
I was accepted in June of 2022 to join the Sandstone Gallery.
Hope you enjoy.
Ken Dvorak Fine Art Photography